Racial Discrimination

Landmark Human Rights Award: Francis v. BC Ministry of Justice (No. 5)

February 23, 2021
Susan Kootnekoff
Image: "jail" by the_kid_cl is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The BC Human Rights Tribunal recently awarded its highest injury to dignity award yet. The recipient was an employee who experienced race-related discrimination at work. The case was heard in two stages. First, the Tribunal decided if discrimination had occurred. In July,...

Police Brutality, Discrimination and Accountability in Canada

June 12, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "At the protest for the International Day Against Police Brutality" by Grant Neufeld is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

It may be tempting, when watching incidents of police brutality in the United States, to think the problem does not really exist in Canada. However, police misconduct and a lack of accountability do exist in Canada. Videos recently surfaced of RCMP...

Employment Discrimination Against Caucasians in B.C.

February 8, 2019
Susan Kootnekoff

A recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case involved a twist, in which Caucasian employees claimed their Asian boss had discriminated against them at work. This was a reversal of the more common situation where discrimination is alleged against a member...